Chinese Hackers Maintain Decade-Long Spy Operation in Isolated Network

Chinese hackers pulled off a stunning 10-year cyber-espionage heist, infiltrating a supposedly airtight network and gaining unfettered access to every login, command, and secret. The masterminds behind Operation Highland, linked to the Velvet Ant cluster, expertly embedded their digital fingerprints into the…

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China-Linked Hackers Infiltrate Linux Login Software with Decade-Long Backdoor

A stealthy China-linked hacking group, tracked as Velvet Ant, has been quietly infiltrating Linux login software since 2016, embedding a decade-long backdoor that evades routine security cleanups and password resets. This sophisticated operation, dubbed Operation Highland, has allowed the group to fly under the…

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